2011: Expected to compete for immediate playing time at tight end during his rookie season.

High School: Earned three letters in football and two in baseball at Battlefield High School ... helped lead the football team to a pair of district championships and two region titles ... guided the football team to the Virginia AAA Division 6 State Championship as a senior ... also helped the baseball team to a pair of district championships ... earned second team all-district honors in football as a junior and was a first team all-district selection as a senior ... received second team all-region and second team all-area honors following his final season as well ... was an honorable mention all-district pick in baseball as a junior.